Pauper prepares to sue Microsoft, Yahoo
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| We were under the impression that you don't really get very far in US
| law unless you've got oodles of cash. But it will be interesting to see
| how Mr Parker proceeds in his 820 Copyright Infringement case if his
| request to the judge is granted.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=40831
Report: Yahoo, Microsoft to reveal Web search privacy policies
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| So far, neither Yahoo nor Microsoft have publicly detailed their data
| retention policies. A Yahoo representative did not return e-mails
| seeking comment on Friday. A Microsoft spokeswoman had this to say:
| "We can't confirm that. Microsoft doesn't have any information to
| share at this time."
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http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9740440-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
Related:
New software can identify you from your online habits
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| That is the spectre raised by new research conducted by Microsoft.
| The computing giant is developing software that could accurately
| guess your name, age, gender and potentially even your location,
| by analysing telltale patterns in your web browsing history. But
| experts say the idea is a clear threat to privacy - and may be
| illegal in some places.
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http://www.newscientisttech.com/article.ns?id=mg19426046.400&feedId=being-human_rss20
http://tinyurl.com/2lrazk
Microsoft could be teaching police to hack Vista
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| Microsoft may begin training the police in ways to break the
| encryption built into its forthcoming Vista operating system.
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http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2150555/microsoft-teaching-police-hack
Who knows how much data they collect and keep... Vista has been proven to be a
spying beast.
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